TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 18 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is announcing the arrest of the owner of a home and community-based services company for Medicaid provider fraud. Leslie Diane Minor, owner of Minors Helping Hands Support Services, allegedly caused a loss of more than $12,000 to Florida Medicaid for billing for services never rendered. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "This ho  more

OCALA, Florida, Nov. 18 -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis released a statement honoring Florida's fallen firefighters following the memorial event at the Florida State Fire College in Ocala. There were 16 fallen firefighters recognized during the Florida Fallen Firefighter Memorial at the Fire College. Additionally, CFO & State Fire Marshal Jimmy  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 18 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: Today, Governor DeSantis announced that Florida's strategic investments have resulted in continued economic growth while national rates continue to see economic decline. Florida's labor force grew by 0.2 percentage points in October 2023, while the national labor force growth rate declined by 0.1 percentage points over the same time period. Florida continues to outpace the nation i  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 18 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Last weekend, 420 students from around the country gathered in Orlando to compete in The Great Debate: Florida's National Civics and Debate Competition. Participation in the competition has tripled since Governor DeSantis launched the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative (FCDI) in 2019. FCDI, the host of The Great Debate, now can boast that all 67 school districts in Florida have established a midd  more